The Constitution of May 3rd, 1791 of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth was interesting in this regard, because, among other things, it did not have any mechanisms for either the legislature or the population to amend the Constitution on any normal occasion. In exchange, it had something you could call an "expiration date" - every 25 years after its adoption, the Sejm would have to convene for an extraordinary session and draft the Constitution anew, including amendments, revisions and changes as necessary. In between these extraordinary Sejm sessions, the Constitution could not be modified in any way.
For reference.
Now, as the Constitution of May 3rd was short-lived, this approach to constitutional changes obviously didn't go very far.
But could it have been, for whatever reason, been introduced to the world two years prior, in the United States Constitution? And what impact would it have had on US history afterwards.
For reference, assuming the adoption of the Constitution as a starting point, next Constitutional Conventions would be in 1814, then 1839, so on and so forth. Although a different time period is also an option.
For reference.
Now, as the Constitution of May 3rd was short-lived, this approach to constitutional changes obviously didn't go very far.
But could it have been, for whatever reason, been introduced to the world two years prior, in the United States Constitution? And what impact would it have had on US history afterwards.
For reference, assuming the adoption of the Constitution as a starting point, next Constitutional Conventions would be in 1814, then 1839, so on and so forth. Although a different time period is also an option.